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Wildcats lacrosse roars back from unaccustomed trailing in game

MARQUETTE — The women’s lacrosse team at Northern Michigan University found itself in an unaccustomed position during its game Thursday afternoon in the Superior Dome. It wasn’t because of the setting — the Wildcats were finishing off a four-game homestand to start the season — but ...

Kuehl stars in NMU men’s GLIAC-clinching victory

MARQUETTE — The nets were cut down on Saturday afternoon for the fourth straight season by the men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University. That’s because the Wildcats again clinched a title in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, this year being the ...

NMU grad Hiller out as L.A. Kings coach

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Kings haven't been the same team this season following their fourth straight first-round playoff exit, and general manager Ken Holland decided a coaching shakeup was the last chance to snap this team out of its funk. The Kings fired coach Jim Hiller on ...

Wildcat women prepare to host Huskies in GLIAC tourney

MARQUETTE — The women’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University ensured that Wisconsin-Parkside wouldn’t make a return trip to Marquette on Wednesday afternoon. They kept the Rangers in sixth place in the league with a 65-56 victory on Saturday afternoon. With the Wildcats ...

Sentinels bounce U.P.-ranked Kingsford on Senior Night

MARQUETTE — Marquette’s 33-29 victory over Kingsford at home last Monday night was a great way to celebrate Senior Night. The Sentinels, who finished the regular season with a 52-48 loss at Baraga on Thursday, enter the MHSAA Division 1 district tournament with a 6-14 record, not having been able to play two of their final four games due to winter weather. Last week’s Marquette opponents, the Flivvers and Vikings, were ranked last week in the top five in the Upper Peninsula from weekly polls conducted by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Kingsford was No. 4 ...

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Today High school girls basketball MHSAA Division 1 district tournament, hosted by Marquette: Alpena at Traverse City West, 6 p.m. MHSAA Division 2 district tournament, hosted by Negaunee: Escanaba at Houghton, 6 p.m. MHSAA Division 3 district tournament, hosted by Calumet: Ironwood at West Iron County, 7 p.m. EST MHSAA Division 3 district tournament, hosted by Menominee: Manistique at Iron Mountain, 7 p.m. EST MHSAA Division 4 district tournament, hosted by Ishpeming: Rapid River at Superior Central, 6 p.m. MHSAA Division 4 district tournament, hosted by Baraga or Dollar ...